10.03.2012
The latest Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a 12-year-old boy Sunday, bringing the death toll to 17 from two days of bombing, Palestinian medical sources said.
The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the latest bombing, which also left four others wounded, according to the Palestinian sources.
The airstrikes began Friday afternoon.
On Saturday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on international leaders to bring a stop to the attacks.
But Hamas' armed wing, on the other hand, threatened Israel over the attacks.
Israel "will pay the price" for its actions in Gaza, said Abu Obaida, spokesman for the Izzedine al Qassam Brigade of Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged both sides to "avoid further escalation" and "re-establish calm."
"I very much deplore the loss of civilian life," she said in a Saturday statement.
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